COBI 2015 - Parents Empowered

Overview
Issues
Performance
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

Parents Empowered "is a media and education campaign funded by the Utah Legislature and designed to prevent and reduce underage drinking in Utah by providing parents and guardians with information about the harmful effects of alcohol on the developing teen brain, along with proven skills for preventing underage alcohol use." Click on the link http://www.parentsempowered.org/ to go to the website.

Over the past few years, studies by the National Institutes of Health and the federal department of Health and Human Services, as well as research by independent organizations, have shown the negative effect of alcohol on the developing teen brain. Results from these studies instigated conversations in the state of Utah and support from the Legislature for education of parents and teens.

This program is designed to help minimize or eliminate the problem of underage drinking in Utah. Research largely shows that parental disapproval of their children drinking is the number one deterrent against youth consumption of alcohol. Thus, the program is designed and funded to help educate parents to better help their children.

Funding History

Funding Issues

Parents Empowered Statutory Increase

Statute requires the Division of Finance to set aside .6% of liquor sales for the Parents Empowered advertising program.

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $2,244,600 from all sources for Parents Empowered. This is a 5.8 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Parents Empowered Statutory Increase$122,400$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$122,400$0GFR - Underage Drinking Prevention

Statute requires the Division of Finance to set aside .6% of liquor sales for the Parents Empowered advertising program.

The Parents Empowered program uses the following performance measures: percent of grades having alcohol beverages in their lifetime and ad awareness of "Parents Empowered". Data is shown below.

Funding for Parents Empowered comes from proceeds of the Liquor Control Fund.

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Programs	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Parents Empowered	1,473,300	1,390,400	1,731,900	1,883,900	2,080,800	41,400	2,122,200	122,400	2,244,600
Total	$1,473,300	$1,390,400	$1,731,900	$1,883,900	$2,080,800	$41,400	$2,122,200	$122,400	$2,244,600

Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Liquor Control Fund	1,473,300	1,473,700	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFR - Underage Drinking Prevention	0	0	1,773,300	1,931,800	2,080,800	0	2,080,800	122,400	2,203,200
Beginning Nonlapsing	0	0	0	41,400	0	89,300	89,300	(41,400)	47,900
Closing Nonlapsing	0	0	(41,400)	(89,300)	0	(47,900)	(47,900)	41,400	(6,500)
Lapsing Balance	0	(83,300)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$1,473,300	$1,390,400	$1,731,900	$1,883,900	$2,080,800	$41,400	$2,122,200	$122,400	$2,244,600

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Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Current Expense	1,473,300	1,390,400	1,731,900	1,883,900	2,080,800	41,400	2,122,200	122,400	2,244,600
Total	$1,473,300	$1,390,400	$1,731,900	$1,883,900	$2,080,800	$41,400	$2,122,200	$122,400	$2,244,600

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.